A Northampton County resident warned the council that the election commission's recent 3-2 vote to pursue on-demand satellite voting locations could expose the county to litigation, and County Executive Lamont McClure defended the commission's action and outlined data and plans supporting on-demand sites.

"You do indeed face the very real possibility of litigation against the county," Glenn Geisinger told council after attending the election commission meeting and urged the council to use its authority to "put the brakes on this runaway administration" and stop what he called an "ill conceived notion" to place on-demand voting in low-turnout precincts.

Geisinger criticized the plan to place an on-demand site in an area that, he said, had only 44 voters in the recent municipal primary and warned about possible security and disenfranchisement concerns.

County Executive Lamont McClure responded in his report, saying the county examined who used the courthouse on-demand site in 2024 and found more than 7,000 on-demand votes there, "62% of those people were Republicans," which he said showed no partisan motivation for adding sites.

McClure said the South Side of Bethlehem site and a proposed Washington Township on-demand location were intended to improve access and prevent long lines and administrative interference at polling places; he described the action as preparation for the next presidential election and to "perfect the process."

The exchange followed public comment at the council meeting; council did not take formal action on the election commission's decision during the session.

Council members and the executive discussed the matter in the context of election administration; legal or procedural follow-up would be handled by the election commission and county administration.